Yeguada Romerito

Yeguada Romerito was founded to promote the P.R.E. Andalusian in Dressage.
Our breeding focus is gentle temperament, straight and powerful forward movement, size,
substance and presence and our foundation stallion Romerito II embodies all these qualities!
A successful breeding program and the show records of Romerito and his foals speak for
themselves!

Our farm name was chosen following the Spanish tradition:
The Spanish word "Yegua" means "Mare", "Yeguada" stands for "Group of Mares".
Andalusians Farms in Spain are usually called Yeguada plus adding the family name of the
breeder afterwards.
Since Romerito is our first true Spanish family member and it was going to be his "group of
mares", we felt "Yeguada Romerito" was the perfect name!

P.R.E. stands for “Pura Raza Española”, which is Spanish and stands for “Pure Spanish Breed”.

To start with a broader approach:
A range of breeds, including the Alter-Real, Lusitano, Peninsular, Zapatero and Andalusian can be
referred to under the common name “Iberian Horse”. Since all are closely related, they bear
similar characteristics.

When speaking of the Andalusian horse, there are Andalusians and then there are P.R.E.
Andalusians that are inscribed and later revised. Breeders dedicated to breed according to the
requirements of the Spanish Stud Book, welcome added workload, travel, and expenses, and
they have every reason to pride themselves to breed according to the Spanish ideal!
A select group of trained American Veterinarians has taken over the inscription process of the
foals. The ANCCE representatives travel worldwide each year to revise P.R.E. Andalusians.

Inscription: When a P.R.E. Andalusian horse (both of the parents are included as revised P.R.E.'s
in the Spanish Spanish Stud Book) is less than one year old, it is presented at the side of it’s dam
to the registered American Vet, microchipped and DNA typed. This is identified on the paperwork
of the horse, and does not approve this horse for breeding yet.

Revision (comparable to Warmblood Kuring): Since 2007 the ANCCE (previously The Spanish
Military - Jefatura de Cria Caballar) maintains the official Spanish Stud book, and only Pure
Spanish Horses that pass the revision process at the age of at least three years old, can be called
“Pura Raza Espanola” as they will be included in the P.R.E. Stud Book. Up until recently the only
coat colors permitted for a P.R.E. Andalusian were Grey (~80%), Bay, and Black. Today the
Spanish Stud Book allows all colors of P.R.E.s!

For further information on breed specific requirements / measurement minimums to pass revision
and for further information on these wonderful horses, I would like to recommend the following
webpages:

The “United States P.R.E. Association” is a group of highly motivated individuals dedicated to the
P.R.E. ! If you care about a future of your horses being part of the Spanish Stud Book, which is
currently in the hands of ANCCE , you will find valuable information on their website.

The “International Andalusian and Lusitano Horse Association - IALHA" registers PRE’s,
Lusitano’s, Andalusians as well as Half-Andalusians in America, based on DNA parent
verification.

If you speak German the website of the German Andalusian Association “Verein der Freunde und
Züchter des Pferdes Reiner Spanischer Rasse e.V.” will also be very informative to you.

Iberian Warmblood Registry International, LLC will be of interest should you consider breeding an
outcross mare to Romerito.

The history of the purest of the P.R.E. Andalusians, the Carthusians (= Cartujanos) goes back to
the year 1476. These horses were carefully bred for a long time by very brave and determined
monks in Jerez de la Frontera and in Sevilla, Spain. Very, very few pure Carthusians are still being
bred today.

The purebred Andalusian is a wonderful animal with a calm mind, docile but yet energetic, brave
and can spin on a dime due to the short back, this is why it is used for bullfighting. The Lippizans
use the Andalusian bloodline to improve their capability to perform airs above the ground. The
Andalusian influenced other successful European Warmblood breeds as well, a well known
example is the Friesian horse.

We at Yeguada Romerito believe, that the P.R.E. Andalusian, if bred carefully, will be the Horse of
the Future – as is has always been the Horse of Kings !